







So this is a fascinating article about how a family used ChatGPT to help (emphasis on *help*, not on doing everything) diagnose the rare genetic disorder their kid had. While I know it will make some people angry, I think there are a few good lessons in here: bostonglobe.com/2026/09/12/metro/ai-chatgpt-h…
These parents didn’t know why their daughter was sick. They turned to AI to help solve the mystery. - The Boston Globe
www.bostonglobe.comSep 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
'Nature' Retracts Paper on the Benefits of ChatGPT in Education
“What educators, parents and policy officials really needed was high quality data and evidence to help guide them. What they have had to deal with instead is some substandard research.”
‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies
Study finds ChatGPT Health did not recommend a hospital visit when medically necessary in more than half of cases

These parents didn’t know why their daughter was sick. They turned to AI to help solve the mystery. - The Boston Globe
First they sequenced the entire genomes of all four members of their family. Then they got down to work.
ChatGPT Told a Man His Symptoms Were Fine, But Then He Saw a Real Doctor and Realized He Was Dying
A young Irish dad believed ChatGPT when it told him his severe sore throat wasn't cause for concern — until his stage-four cancer diagnosis.

Papers and peer reviews with evidence of ChatGPT writing
Retraction Watch readers have likely heard about papers showing evidence that they were written by ChatGPT, including one that went viral. We and others have reported on the phenomenon. Here’…

A short summary of my argument that using ChatGPT isn't bad for the environment
To share with anyone still worried




I wanted ChatGPT to help me. So why did it advise me how to kill myself?
ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.

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scientist tested a 3.5 billion dollar medical AI against regular chatGPT and it lost on every single one.they just published a paper in nature medicine, and the results are actually mindblowing.they took specialized clinical ai tools and tested them against general-purpose… pic.twitter.com/P7ePLunrDj— How To Prompt (@HowToPrompt__) July 6, 2026

Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant do worse on tests
Researchers compare math progress of almost 1,000 high school students

The Case That A.I. Is Thinking
ChatGPT does not have an inner life. Yet it seems to know what it’s talking about.

“Just a Tool” and Other Fictions — Natalia Ilyin
Ever one to hope for the best, last semester I suggested that students use ChatGPT as a “research partner” in the big bibliographic project they do in the Fall term of Parallel Narratives , their Junior-level history-and-criticism class. In a 27-person class, only one student took me up on the idea
I’m a Professional Writer Who Uses a Very Controversial Tool. It’s Not As Scary As I Thought.
I was skeptical about ChatGPT and Claude at first. Then I started to come around—and I’m glad I did.

ChatGPT isn't Smart. It's something Much Weirder